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Building Services in Felling
Felling sits with Gateshead Council for planning and building control, and it is a riverside part of Gateshead with a deep mining history, remembered for the 1812 Felling pit disaster. Andy’s Building and Bricklaying Services has been building across the North East for over 25 years, and everything below is specific to working here rather than general to the region.
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Andy is a time served general builder based in Blaydon-on-Tyne, which puts Felling comfortably inside our normal working area. Every enquiry gets a visit to the property and a written, no obligation quote before anyone commits to anything.
What we do in Felling
Each of these has its own Felling page covering the local detail rather than a general description of the trade.
Local Knowledge
Planning, building control and ground conditions in Felling
Every building job in Felling answers to Gateshead Council. That single fact decides where a building regulations application is submitted, which inspector attends the stage inspections and whose published guidance is the one that counts. It sounds administrative until an application goes to the wrong authority and a fortnight disappears.
Beyond the paperwork, in a Tyneside flat the ownership split above and below makes the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 a normal early step, and Gateshead Council will also want to see how any new structure ties into the shared building. Terraced streets with back lanes are the pattern, and the lane is usually the practical route for materials.
Under the surface, the coal legacy here is documented in detail and much of Felling sits inside the high risk mapping, so mining risk is checked as standard before any new foundation is designed. Above it, the housing runs from Tyneside flats and terraces through Felling and Heworth around Felling Square, Heworth, Leam Lane through to post war housing toward Leam Lane and Windy Nook, and the construction type of your particular property drives the method far more than the town name does. That is why we visit before quoting rather than pricing from a description.
Recent work
Our Approach
How we work in Felling
Site visit first
Every job starts with a proper look at the property. Quoting from a description alone is how a figure ends up changing halfway through.
A written quote
Everything goes in writing before work starts, including what is in the price and what is not.
Regulations handled
An extension is the one job where planning and building control both come into play. Many single storey rear extensions still fall inside permitted development, but the limits on depth, height and eaves are specific and they tighten on a semi detached or terraced property. Building regulations approval is needed either way.
Kept informed
Expect to know what is happening each week. Clear communication is what most of our work in Felling comes from, because people pass it on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Building work in Felling: your questions
Do I need a coal mining or ground report for building work in Felling?
It depends on the site. The coal legacy here is documented in detail and much of Felling sits inside the high risk mapping, so mining risk is checked as standard before any new foundation is designed. Where a site sits within a Development High Risk Area the authority commonly asks for a coal mining risk assessment alongside the application.
Will you tidy up as you go?
Yes. Sites are cleared down at the end of each day and waste is removed rather than stacked in the garden for the duration.
How soon can you start?
It depends on the size of the job and what is already booked in. We give you a realistic start date rather than an optimistic one, and we tell you if it moves.
How long have you been building?
Andy is a time served general builder with more than 25 years of experience across the North East, working from a base in Blaydon-on-Tyne.
Is my Felling property likely to be in a conservation area or subject to any special restriction?
It depends on exactly where it sits. In a Tyneside flat the ownership split above and below makes the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 a normal early step, and Gateshead Council will also want to see how any new structure ties into the shared building. It is worth confirming for your specific address before design work starts.
Which council do I apply to for building work in Felling?
Gateshead Council. Both planning permission and building regulations approval for Felling are handled there, and the building control inspector who signs the work off comes from the same authority.
Do you handle building regulations applications and inspections?
Yes. We work to the approved details, book the stage inspections and meet the inspector on site. The completion certificate is the record a future buyer solicitor will ask for.
What kind of building work do you do most of in Felling?
A mix. Extensions and structural openings on the post war housing toward Leam Lane end of the stock, and brickwork, repointing and renovation work on Tyneside flats and terraces through Felling and Heworth.
Do you provide written quotes?
Yes. Every quote is written down with the scope set out, and it carries no obligation. We visit the property first, because a figure given without seeing the job is a guess rather than a quote.
Do you charge to come out and look at a job in Felling?
No. The visit and the written quote that follows it are free and carry no obligation. Terraced streets with back lanes are the pattern, and the lane is usually the practical route for materials.
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Got a project in Felling?
Send over the details or give us a ring. We will visit the property, talk through the options for building work in Felling and put a written quote in front of you with nothing hidden in the small print.
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